A groundbreaking concert is being staged at the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, May 28 and 29, featuring Canadian rapper Snow and pop singer Jacynthe, and top Egyptian stars Mohamed Mounir, and Anoushka.
Top producer and recent Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Bob Ezrin will be recording the event for a DVD.
Visionnation 2004 is a cultural exchange between Canada and Egypt, celebrating 50 years of relations between the two countries, and demonstrating strengthened international relations with the production of two music festivals. The other will be staged at Jacques Cartier Park in Ottawa, Ont., on June 12 and 13.
Ezrin, producer of classic albums by Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd and Kiss, has never been to Egypt before and is excited by the project.
“It just fascinates me. I’m a world music fan and the concept of a festival by the pyramids is just a little romantic,” says Ezrin. “So this for me is an amazing opportunity. I’ve always learned more about places when I’ve worked there. I’ve wanted to go but to go under these circumstances is perfect.”